Strategic Innovation Programme for the Swedish Mining and Metal Producing Industry

Strategic Innovation Programme for the Swedish Mining and Metal Producing Industry

Gender and Diversity in STRIM

STRIM Research and Innovation Agenda (new updated version presented 2016-05-24!)

Agenda- Areas Exploration Resource characterization Mining Mineral processing Metallurgy and Recycling Reclamation and Environmental Performance Attractive Workplaces Gender and Diversity in Mining Social license to operate

Today the overall gender pattern of the mining sector is characterized, more or less, by male stereotypes in all parts of the business clusters, in society and mining communities as well as in education, research and innovation STRIM Agenda 2016

Gruvarbetare vid Ramhälls gruvor, Olands Kommuns Bildarkiv www.digitaltmuseum.se Idnr:OLA0690

Källa: Swemin 2015 Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen 2016 Anställningsbehovet i gruvbranschen motsvarar samtliga ingenjörer från de relevanta utbildningarna på LTU utexaminerade mellan 2012 och 2025 eller 5 procent av samtliga utexaminerade ingenjörer från KTH och LTU tillsammans under samma period. Utmaningen accentueras av att gruvbolag idag inte ses som tillräckligt attraktiva arbetsgivare. På Universums årliga ranking av potentiella arbetsgivare för civilingenjörer hamnar inget av gruvbolagen på de första 50 platserna.

Källa: LKAB/STRIM Agenda

Källa: Bergverksstatistik 2014

Gender and Diversity in Mining Vision Meet the future challenges of capacity building as well as productivity, for an internationally competitive and socially sustainable mining industry. Establish critical, integrated and applied gender research in the Swedish mining industry as a field of excellence. In 2030, Swedish mining is well known for being world-class at breaking ore and gender patterns, creating and sustaining gender equal organisations and workplace cultures based on diversity for efficiency, productivity and innovation as well as prosperous regions and attractive mine communities in collaboration with local players in society. In 2030 the Swedish mining sector is: World leading in mining and gender equality. Competing with attractive, gender equal and culturally diverse workplaces for efficiency, productivity and innovation. Generating prosperous mine regions and socially sustainable development in communities characterised by openness and tolerance for all women and men.

Actions Form visions, policies and research that can contribute to a more gender equal diverse and socially sustainable development of the mining industry. Develop systematic gender divided statistics in industry, clusters, education and academia etc. Evaluate the mining companies diversity and gender equality related activities to support best practice. Develop versatile and gender aware strategic recruitment, promotion and retention practices in the industry. Encourage collaboration between industry and society for attractive, diverse and gender equal mining communities that are also flexible to change.

Expected impact Technical Improved implementation of new technology, lean and safe production Creativity and innovativeness in organizational and technological development. Economical Improved competitiveness through diverse capacity building. Flexibility to change and development within the industry and to societal progression, locally and globally. Reduced vulnerability due to a gender-segregated economy and labour market. Sustainable economic growth in rural regions in Sweden.

Expected impact Social Improved competence recruitment thanks to possibilities to attract all sorts of skilled people to the industry, both men and women. Safe, healthy and attractive mining workplaces based on modern leadership. Enable more women to stay in mining regions and creation of additional employment opportunities for men and women. Prevent fly-in-fly-out societies. Attractive, sustainable and creative mining communities for men and women with entrepreneurial cultures

Projects Gender and Diversity in Mining Attraktiv gruva för alla, 2014 (Zinkgruvan, Boliden, Creamus, Askersunds kommun, SveMin, Jernkontoret, Hedemora Näringsliv AB) Attraktiv råvaruförsörjning, 2014 (Kobolde och partners, SWEREA Mefos, SGU, Sandvik, Boliden) Undoing gender in the innovation system of the Swedish mining industry, 2015 (LTU) Strategiskt projekt 2016-2017

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Strategic Innovation Programme for the Swedish Mining and Metal Producing Industry